Palazzo Ducale (Urbino, Italy) : Renaissance loggias, close view at the base

Creator:
Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 1439-1501
Laurana, Luciano, ca. 1420-1479
Published/Created:
Urbino, Marches, Italy
ca. 1454-1485
Date Depicted:
ca. 1990's
500 AD - 1499 AD
Materials:
marble
stone
Notes:
Laurana was credited by Baldi (in 1590) with the design of the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino and praised as its architect also by Giovanni Santi. According to Rotondi's reconstruction of the palace, Laurana must have begun work there after the completion of the Jole wing and the building at right angles to it extending downhill. In the six years of his residence in Urbino he built much of the cortile between these two wings, part of the structure on the valley side, and the long wing on the main square that runs from the grand double stairway to the façade of the torricini (the small towers) at its western end. It is doubtful whether he also laid the foundations of the Veglie wing, extending towards the Castellare; this is better attributed to Francesco di Giorgio Martini, along with the wing under the giardino pensile (hanging garden).
Variant Titles:
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
Topics:
Architecture -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Renaissance
Culture:
Italian
Accession Number:
1A2-I-U-PD-B3
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Federico, da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, 1422-1482 construction buildings; dwellings; houses; town houses; palazzi; complexes; sites (locations); historic sites loggia; turret
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Base Collection
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4152
OID:
10096168
PID:
digcoll:1848270